On Friday, a Special Court in Jaipur sentenced a 35-year-old serial rapist to life imprisonment after convicting him of raping a 7-year-old minor in July 2019. Sikandar Khan, the convict, is facing trial for raping another 4-year-old girl & has confessed to sexually assaulting dozens of children, men & transgender people, Police said.
Special Public Prosecutor Mahaveer Krishnawat said Judge LD Kiradu sentenced the convict to life in prison till his last breath.
Additional Police Commissioner Ajay Pal Lamba said the 7-year-old girl’s case was a priority for them.
Lamba said that “Because of the combined & coherent efforts of our police team & special public prosecutor Krishnawat, the judgment has come in the victim & police’s favour. For every hearing, we ensured that the witness reached the court & his statement was recorded on time".
Investigators said Khan, who was arrested after remaining on the run for 6 days, appears to have abused other children as well. “If he is set free, he will commit these crimes again,” a Police Officer familiar with the case said.
The convict faces 3 rape, one attempt to murder, 2 sexual harassment, 2 theft & 3 cases of burglary.
Laxman Gaur, a Police officer who was earlier involved in the probe into the seven-year-old girl’s rape, said Khan’s wife abandoned him months after getting married over his bad character in 2017. Khan is a drug addict as well.
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